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Irwin Goldenberg,
Irwin Goldenberg, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles past president and an active community leader, died on March 20. He was 85.
Janet Williams
Janet Williams, a past president of City of Hope\’s auxiliary division, Gems of Hope, died on Feb. 9, 2003. She was 84.
Road to Wellness
At first, investment entrepreneur Judy Resnick did not realize that her daughter, Stacey Shiffman, was carrying a genetically transmitted disease.
A Mitzvah
When teen titan Henry Laufer needed to raise the bar on his bar mitzvah, he turned his drive for skateboarding into a skateboarding drive.
Oh Brother! He’s Been A Big One
Marc Mostman recalls the first time he saw \”Star Wars.\” \”I remember waiting in line at the Avco at Westwood,\” said the 35-year-old attorney.
‘Dybbuk’ Nohs It
As far as Jewish plays go, \”The Dybbuk\” is a classic to those in the know or, perhaps more appropriately, those in the Noh — the dramatic Japanese theatrical style.
Lung Donor Needed to Save Young Life
On a cool November evening, the Avrech family — Robert, Karen, and Ariel — sit within the cozy confines of their Pico-Robertson home, where an Emmy Award that Robert won for his 1999 Holocaust-themed drama, \”The Devil\’s Arithmetic,\” graces the mantle.